Podcast – Sir Pickle and the Aeroplane Ghosts – A poem about chocolate

 

Welcome to the Cairns Writes Fiction Podcast. Every week I’ll be reading a short story or piece of serialised fiction.

Sir Pickle is a brave knight, bold and strong, despite her tender age. Her quest in life is to take chocolate from the rich and give it to the poor… and maybe taste a little on the way.

Written, Read and Produced by Michael Cairns

The next episode will be available to download next week. Happy listening.

Podcast – Life Begins – A ‘Horror’ short story

 

Welcome to the Cairns Writes Fiction Podcast. Every week I’ll be reading a short story or piece of serialised fiction.

This week’s story is called Life Begins…

What does the word ‘damaged’ mean? What does it do to someone when they’re called it? What does it do to someone when they’re asked ‘what’s wrong with you?’ How can we, as a society, begin to change the things that go on behind closed doors?

Written, Read and Produced by Michael Cairns

The next episode will be available to download next week. Happy listening.

Podcast – Scared – A Short Story about Freedom

 

Welcome to the Cairns Writes Fiction Podcast. Every week I’ll be reading a short story or piece of serialised fiction.

This week’s story is called Scared.

There are all kinds of fear. Some are the kinds that make you sweat, that make you hesitate on the brink of something terrible. Another kind is the slow, creeping fear that ties you down and strips away everything that makes you, you. That’s the the worst fear, the one you don’t even recognise until it’s too late…

Written, Read and Produced by Michael Cairns

The next episode will be available to download next week. Happy listening.

 

Podcast – Asset – A Superhero Short Story

 

Welcome to the Cairns Writes Fiction Podcast. Every week I’ll be reading a short story or piece of serialised fiction.

This week’s story is called Asset.

Ultra Man has had enough. He’s given everything he has to the planet he made his home, and in return they give him nothing but scorn and hatred. It’s time to leave…

Written, Read and Produced by Michael Cairns

The next episode will be available to download next week. Happy listening.

Podcast – Jealous – A Scifi Horror Short Story

 

Welcome to the Cairns Writes Fiction Podcast. Every week I’ll be reading a short story or piece of serialised fiction.

This week’s story is called Jealous

‘Seeing colour is a luxury of the rich’. That’s the world David lives in, but he’s not gonna sit back and take it anymore. Not when the answer lives just across the street…

Written, Read and Produced by Michael Cairns

The next episode will be available to download next week. Happy listening.

Podcast – Empty – A Ghost Story

 

Welcome to the Cairns Writes Fiction Podcast. Every week I’ll be reading a short story or piece of serialised fiction.

This week’s story is called Empty

In the hills of Italy lies a town that has lain empty for 60 years. Locals say it might be haunted. Edward has gone there is search of someone he loved…

Written, Read and Produced by Michael Cairns

The next episode will be available to download next week. Happy listening.